Traditional foundations in new tonal splendour - the leading representative of new Italian instrumental music Ottorino Respighi transcribed the original lute versions for large orchestra in a masterly fashion.Thanks to his compositional analysis of tradition Respighi made a substantial contribution to the revival and rediscovery of forgotten musical treasures. The three orchestral suites based on lute settings from the Italian Renaissance and Italian Early Baroque period however have not only been influenced by the historicism of later revivals of original texts. Respighi makes the intimate original pieces also shine in repackaged versions for large orchestra thusachieving wonderful brilliant sound effects!

This series presents some of the most significant works of European and Latin American music from the last three centuries transcribed for chamber guitar ensemble (in formations ranging from duo to quartet). The works contained in each volume have been selected both for their intrinsic artistic value and their potential to enhance sound production and playing technique. All of the transcriptions are strictly faithful to the original texts and have been reworked in order to make them suitable for players at all levels, from novice to professional. ?Guitar Ensemble? is therefore an effective aid for the study of ensemble music from middle and high school up to a conservatory level. Italian Portrait is a selection of works of the Italian composers Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805), Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936), Pietro Mascagni (1863-1945) and Alessandro Spazzoli (1964). / Guitare / Ricordi

Composed by the leading representative of the more recent Italian instrumental music 'Pines of Rome' (1924) together with 'Fountains of Rome' and 'Roman Festivals' forms the Roman Trilogy. In the second symphonic poem consisting of four movements Respighi set the atmosphere of various places in Rome planted with pine trees into sound: I. Children playing between the pine trees of the Villa Borghese II. Melancholy chant from the shadows of the pine trees surrounding the entrance of a catacomb III. Nightingales in the tops of the pine trees of the Ianiculum and IV. Morning mist over the Via Appia in the tragic landscape of the Roman Campagna.

Libretto. Par RESPIGHI OTTORINO. Langue: English(UK)/Deutsch/Français/Nederlands / Opéra-opérette / Date parution : 1905-06-06/ Livre / Livret